1<> It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High,
2to show forth Thy lovingkindness in the morning, and Thy faithfulness every night,
3upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the psaltery, upon the harp with a solemn sound.
4For Thou, LORD, hast made me glad through Thy work; I will triumph in the works of Thy hands.
5O LORD, how great are Thy works! And Thy thoughts are very deep.
6A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this:
7when the wicked spring up as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish, it is that they shall be destroyed for ever;
8but Thou, LORD, art Most High for evermore.
9For lo, Thine enemies, O LORD, for lo, Thine enemies shall perish; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered.
10But my horn shalt Thou exalt like the horn of a unicorn; I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
11Mine eye also shall see what I desire on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear what I desire upon the wicked that rise up against me.
12The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing to show
15that the LORD is upright. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.